today at one... a wave of russian attacks hits cities across ukraine. russia is said to have launched more than 80 missiles, targeting the capital kyiv for the first time in months. our correspondent in kyiv was reporting live this morning when one of the missiles struck close by. so... explosion. ukraine's president zelensky says russia is trying to wipe his country off the face of the earth.

but russia's president putin says the missile strike is retaliation for what he called a terrorist attack by ukraine on a key bridge in crimea. we'll have the latest from kyiv and moscow and asking whether russia is now escalating the war. also this lunchtime. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng bows to pressure and brings forward his plan for balancing the government's finances. striking barristers deliver their verdict on a government pay offer — they will accept it and go back to work. a nurse pleads not guilty to murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others, as her trial begins in manchester. and the scourge of plastic fishing nets that trap wildlife in our seas — could a new recycling plan offer a solution? and coming up on the bbc news channel, sprinter cj ujah is banned for nearly two years after testing positive for two banned substances at last year's tokyo olympic games.

good afternoon. "they're trying to wipe us off the face of the earth" — the words of ukraine's president zelensky, after a wave russian attacks on his country. the capital kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months, with explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 10 people were killed and 60 injured. it's the most widespread russian bombardment since the early weeks of the war. president putin says it's moscow's response to the attack over the weeekend on a strategic russian road and rail bridge in crimea.

mr putin says that was act of terrorism and has threatened a harsh response to any similar attacks. from kyiv, our correspondent paul adams reports. explosion. after months of quiet in the caital, explosion. after months of quiet in the capital. the _ explosion. after months of quiet in the capital, the war— explosion. after months of quiet in the capital, the war is _ explosion. after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. - explosion. after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. for - the capital, the war is back. for this girl, a narrow escape. for three hours this morning, the missiles kept coming. they landed in the heart of the capital, in the rush—hour. cars set alight, people killed as they went to work. tourist locations, too, the city's famous glass bridge taking a direct hit. this felt like a city being punished in its favourite, most iconic places. and then, when moscow decided it had done enough, it

ended. the clean—up began. there are bodies lying on the street here, in this elegant european capital. it has been almost four months since the last attack here and in three short hours, a growing sense of normality was shattered. this is the first time missiles have landed right here in the centre of kyiv, and these were not military targets. the children's playground through the trees, part of the university of kyiv over there, and this is a government department of science and education. nearby, a huge crater, where children come to play. this couple live around the corner and their children and grandchildren know this place well. translated —— transition oh, it is horrible. this is our life, and at this moment, i don't know, an abyss has opened up in our lives. it is terrible. and it is happening everywhere. in the

southern city of zaporizhzhia, another hellish night. vladimir putin may have escalated today but in zaporizhzhia, this has been going on relentlessly for a week. and far to the west in lviv, more missiles, cutting off water and electricity. it has been a long time since so many cities were hit at the same time from moscow apparently determined to make the biggest possible statement. down in kyiv�*s metro, a population rallying in defiance. singing. people lived down here for weeks when the war began. two days ago, ukraine was celebrating the destruction of russia's bridge to the crimea. today, that euphoria is gone. fear once again stalking the capital. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. let's go to kyiv and our

correspondent hugo bachega. hugo, we saw you ducking as the missiles came in this morning. how would you assess the scale of this russian attack? yes, ben, these are the biggest attacks on the capital since the early days of the war. i was here earlier today when i saw a missile that ended up hitting the famous glass bridge which is a tourist landmark in the city centre. there has been a sense of normality here in kyiv for quite some time. the city hadn't been attacked for a long time. it is away from the front line so restaurants are back and the bars are busy again and the streets are relatively busy as well. that has changed. i think lots of people were shocked this morning by the explosions. several missiles hit the capital earlier today. so i think there is a message that is being sent by russia by attacking not only the capital, the heart of the country, but also cities like lviv in the west and many others away

from the front lines, that there is no safe place in this country. now, president putin is saying that this is a response for what he calls terrorist acts by ukraine. i think he is referring to what happened in crimea over the weekend. but did today, there was the fear that russia would go ahead with a strong response and i think this is what we are seeing today.— are seeing today. hugo bachega in k iv, are seeing today. hugo bachega in kyiv. thank — are seeing today. hugo bachega in kyiv. thank yom — in recent weeks moscow has suffered humiliating setbacks on the battlefield, losing swathes of territory to ukraianian counterattacks. president putin has been under pressure from hardliners in moscow to change tactics and escalate the war against ukraine. our security correspondent frank gardner has this report. russia's military has a lot of missiles and they are using them, notjust on the battlefield, but to hit cities all over ukraine. this morning, strikes in kyiv have brought the war back to the capital after months of calm.

russia's president is promising more to come. translation: if attempts to carry out terrorist attacks on our- territory continue, russia's response will be severe and in scale will correspond with the level of threats to the russian federation. no one should have any doubts about this. today's missile strikes right across the country are a strategic escalation. they are aimed primarily at punishing ukraine for what president putin calls a terrorist attack. he is referring to saturday's explosion on the kerch bridge, linking russia to illegally occupied crimea. that triggered outrage in moscow from hardliners, who want to see putin escalate this war. there has been mounting criticism there of russian defence minister, sergei shoigu, for the poor performance of the russian army. ukraine's forces are pushing the russians back on several fronts. they are better equipped, better led

and better motivated than the russians. but they are heavily dependent on western weapons. president putin wants to scare the west into stopping that supply line. the sort of action we've seen today with these missiles which are much more for psychological than practical effect, is a way of putin trying to reassert the initiative and encourage his supporters and indeed those people who are against him, that they can still win this war. and this is not going to happen. ukraine on the current path will eventually win this war. but for now, there is still a lot more damage russia can inflict on ukraine's population, hitting homes and energy supplies to make them suffer for resisting its invasion. frank gardner, bbc news. live to our russia editor steve rosenburg in moscow. we heard in that report how president putin is under pressure

from hardliners. tell us more about what he has said so far today. i think the first thing to say, what he has said so far today. i think the first thing to say, ben, is what we saw today from vladimir putin, this massive display of force, this came as no real surprise because basically, what we have been seeing from president putin for months now, particularly over the last three weeks, has been escalation followed by escalation followed by escalation, leading up to today's bombardment which vladimir putin called a mass strike. he also as we had before issued a threat of another harsh response. it is clear i think that the attack last saturday on the bridge that links russia with the crimean peninsula was a blow to vladimir putin. he took that personally. that bridge really symbolises president putin's annexation of crimea. so i think such a response was going to happen but the question now is what happens next? based on what i have just said, there is a fear of course

of further escalation and i want to redo something that the former russian president dmitry medvedev wrote on social media short while ago. he said, "ukraine would be a constant direct and clear threat to russia. the aim of our future actions must be the full dismantling of the political regime in ukraine." now, if that is the view of the kremlin today and president putin, that suggests russia is going to push on until it makes sure the whole of ukraine is back in russia's orbit. one last thing, when russia talks about the ukrainian threat, we must not forget that president putin began this by invading ukraine. steve, thank you very much indeed, from moscow. other news now and the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has bowed to pressure and will set out his plan for balancing the government's finances on 31 october, nearly a month earlier than originally planned. the fiscal statement is expected to give details about how the chancellor intends to pay for £15 billion worth of tax cuts,

as well as proposals to reduce debt. our political correspondnet damian grammaticas is in westminsterfor us. does this change of date and amount to something of a minor u—turn by the chancellor? to something of a minor u-turn by the chancellor?— to something of a minor u-turn by the chancellor? well, the opposition certainly think— the chancellor? well, the opposition certainly think it _ the chancellor? well, the opposition certainly think it does _ the chancellor? well, the opposition certainly think it does and _ the chancellor? well, the opposition certainly think it does and say - the chancellor? well, the opposition certainly think it does and say this i certainly think it does and say this is another u—turn. remember back to the budget that he presented, as you say, there's tens of billions of pounds worth of tax cuts, which spooked the markets. initially, we saw the value of the pound falling. the markets are worried about the government having to borrow tens of billions of pounds every year to make up the shortfall. and so the cost that the government will have to pay to borrow that money going up in interest rates. home loans then going up as well, the interest rates as well. so the first u—turn was a week ago, the prime minister saying she was not going ahead with scrapping the top rate of income tax, one of the most controversial bits of it. now the chancellor is saying instead of late november, he

is bringing the statement forward to the end of this month where he will show the working and layout the reforms and show how this is all going to add up. what is interesting i think is that this comes as the prime minister is also trying to reassure mps, saying she is going to meet with them. their concern is what they see as these historically low poll ratings, worry about her management of things and the security of theirjobs and it will hinge ultimately i think on the credibility of the numbers the chancellor will lay out at the end of this month.— chancellor will lay out at the end of this month. ., , ., ., ..,, of this month. damian grammaticas, thank ou. criminal barristers in england and wales have voted to call off their long running strike, after accepting a new 15% pay offer from the government. the walk—out by the criminal bar association has led to hundreds of court cases being delayed. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has this report. almost six months of unprecedented industrial action. barristers, a pillar of the establishment, ratcheting up pressure on ministers to pay them more, leading to a total

walk—out last month. the impact has been profound. trials of alleged murderers, rapists and thieves across england and wales put back, justice delayed, victims in limbo. but now, weeks after a change at the top of government, a breakthrough, leading to the criminal bar association suspending its action. barristers have narrowly accepted a new government package that pays almost criminal trials. there will be a 15% increase in fees for defence work which also applies to the backlog of 60,000 cases. there will also be talks on a formal pay review body to stop future disputes. the deal ends a freeze in legal aid that has led many barristers to quit criminal law. that has led many barristers to quit criminal lava— criminal law. this action has never 'ust been criminal law. this action has never just been about _ criminal law. this action has never just been about barristers. - criminal law. this action has never just been about barristers. it - criminal law. this action has never just been about barristers. it has i just been about barristers. it has been about people in the criminal justice system, the wrongly accused, the victims, the witnesses. it is about delivering justice. this is a first step. the onus now is government to show what it can do. thejustice government to show what it can do. the justice secretary government to show what it can do. thejustice secretary brandon lewis has said the deal is the restart of

a constructive relationship. he met barristers within days of his appointment, unlike his predecessor, who had refused to negotiate. but the challenges he faces are far more complicated than barristers' pay. he is under pressure to slash backlogs which now means some trials take more than two years to be heard. the more than two years to be heard. tue government more than two years to be heard. tte government attempted more than two years to be heard. "ttj: government attempted to more than two years to be heard. ttj: government attempted to claim more than two years to be heard. t“tj: government attempted to claim this was a consequence of the barristers' strikes but that is simply not true. the global covid—i9 pandemic exasperated the court delays. however, court delays have been around for nearly 20 years. this was just another burden on an already stretched system. this just another burden on an already stretched system.— stretched system. this result is a ma'or stretched system. this result is a major victory _ stretched system. this result is a major victory for _ stretched system. this result is a major victory for ministers - stretched system. this result is a major victory for ministers but. stretched system. this result is a i major victory for ministers but many barristers still have grave reservations about whether or not the government will inject enough cash into the courts to enter the backlogs in courts like this one in north london. if they don't see that investment, they are prepared to go back out on strike. dominic casciani, bbc news.

scotrail has warned of widespread destruction as star stage a 24—hour strike over pay. the industrial action follows the rmt union's rejection of the latest pay of a major non—driving rail workers. a very limited number of scotrail services will operate and passengers have been warned to only travel if they really need to. snp leader nicola sturgeon will use her speech to the body converts later this afternoon to accuse the covenant of denying democracy and damaging the nations of the uk. she'll also tell party members gathered in aberdeen that scotland could establish a sustainable new economy, based on renewable energy, if it becomes independent. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart is in aberdeen for us. in relations between the uk conservative government and the snp are not in a particularly good place at the moment. this afternoon, nicola sturgeon will argue that independence could improve those

relationship, saying it will be more about equality between the country rather than as she sees it, muscular unionism. officially there is no independence referendum in the offing currently, but later this week there will be the supreme court case where scottish government lawyers will argue the powers to legislate for an independence referendum libint msps at holyrood. uk government lawyers disagree. if there is to be no independence referendum down that route we know the snp plan is to run in the next uk general election as a proxy, at de facto independence referendum. some uncertainty among some of the delegates at conference how that could bring about independence. historically, the snp has talked about oil and what back a de facto independence referendum. some uncertainty among some of the delegates at conference how that could bring about independence. historically, the snp has talked about oil and what bacca did for has moved on, as it talking about renewables. we can expect with nicola sturgeon to say with lead to a more secure and cheap energy supply for scots.—

supply for scots. david, many thanks. our top story this lunchtime. i wave of russian attacks hit ukraine. the target is kyiv, for the first time in several months. and king charles sends his condolences to those who lost loved ones in the irish village of creeslough, after an exposion left ten people dead. coming up on the bbc news channel, brighton midfielder enock mwepu says "some dreams come to an end" after retiring due to a hereditary heart condition. the club say it puts him at a higher risk of a fatal cardiac arrest if he'd continued playing. many councils are planning to create warm spaces this winter to help people keep warm as the cost of the energy increases, according to research carried out by the bbc. so called warm hubs are free, and many will be in public buildings which are already being heated such

as libraries, and art galleries. our correspondent ellie price reports. i'm really looking forward to my lunch today. i think everybody enjoys that, don't they? it's tuesday club in stocksfield. i'll open the the door. this so—called warm hub isn't new — it's been running for the last seven years. hello! and it's more thanjust somewhere warm to be. oh, thank you. here, there's a two—course meal and a good catch—up with friends. when you look at things like fuel bills going up and that sort of thing, you know, is it useful to have somewhere like this to come and spend...? it is, it is, yes. i've turned my heating off this morning when i came out, so... but i don't usually, but i have been doing the last couple of weeks, you know? with the price of the fuel and everything, it'sjust somewhere nice and warm to come. yeah. but more than just somewhere warm. yeah. yeah, yeah, very friendly and... yeah, it's been... yeah, it's really good to come here.

there are a number of warm spaces being set up around the country — often in buildings that are already being heated, like libraries, leisure centres, and even fire stations. but this building — more than 120 years old — has had a sustainable makeover with insulation, double glazing and solar panels — often generating more power than it uses. it's something that we've been doing, and maybe other organisations, including local authorities, etc, probably should have been doing this a lot sooner than they are. but things are worse this year than ever. absolutely. there's going to be more people in fuel poverty, and it's really important that there's places like this, as well as warm spaces, that are set up so that people have somewhere to go. community action northumberland has 30 warm hubs around the county, and is planning to open ten more. it's a model other areas are looking to replicate. my advice would be to open as long as possible, because if people come out for a short time — especially senior residents — they can get cold very quickly. safeguarding's going to be an issue.

people are going to be aware that there perhaps will be vulnerable people at these warm places. so i think safeguarding training for whoever�*s going to be managing that particular place. the bbc has spoken to more than 145 councils across the uk, and at least 60 say they either already have — or will — set up some kind of warm space provision. but the local government association says keeping such spaces in place throughout the winter will be challenging without extra resources. if these sorts of measures are required, then we would want to support people in that way. but clearly we would hope that energy costs will settle down in the fullness of time, and that they won't be required any more. that's an s. coast. this warm hub will have a future, though. yes. because it's not simply about stopping residents from being cold — the warmth here comes from the good

company as much as the radiators. ellie price, bbc news, stocksfield. a nurse accused of murdering ten babies is at manchester crown court. she pleaded not guilty as each of the charges were read out. she is alleged to have murdered seven babies and tried to murder another ten babies at the countess of chester hospital betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. opening the case for the prosecution, mickjohnson said the prosecution, mickjohnson said the countess of chester hospital is a hospital with a maternity unit like any other in the uk. but unlike any other unit there was a poisoner

at work. he said the babies, who are the victims in this case were not the victims in this case were not the victims in this case were not the victims of naturally occurring tragedies, but of the constant malevolent presence of the woman in the dock. lucy letby�*s parents were in court this morning as when the parents of many of the babies who feature in this trial. it is going to last, it is a complex case for around six months. it has taken some time to select the jury so the judge said to thejurors time to select the jury so the judge said to the jurors before the case got going, he would understand if they were feeling apprehensive, but they were feeling apprehensive, but they shouldn't be anxious. he said allegations of this nature are bound to evoke an instinctive reaction of horror. he told them to put their emotions to one side and try the case dispassionately and fairly. thank you, judith moritz reporting. king charles has sent his condolences to those who lost loved ones in the irish village

of creeslough, when an explosion at a petrol station left ten people dead. a parish priest in the village, in county donegal, says it's been hit by a "tsunami of grief". the youngest of the victims was a five year—old girl who'd gone to the shop at the petrol station with herfather to buy a birthday cake for her mother. charlotte gallagher reports. a teenage girl buying ice cream on her way to a sleepover. a devoted son, a carer for his elderly mum, picking up her prescription. a father and his five—year—old daughter out buying a birthday cake after school. shauna was a playful, energetic little girl and why we remember her is that she always asked for a lollipop. she always asked for a lollipop, which is a tradition in community pharmacies. shauna was one of those children who always came in and asked for a lollipop and sometimes her mum would try and talk her out of it. so looking at her photograph as the names were being released just brings home the tragedy of a life cut short. a beautiful little girl, along with her dad. all ten victims of doing

normal, everyday things when they were caught in the explosion. in a village ofjust 400 people, everyone knows the people who have died. everyone is affected by an unthinkable tragedy. the explosion has devastated this village and shocked the island of ireland. the leader of the catholic church in ireland has come to creeslough to meet a community inquiry. just to see the empty, the empty shell that is there. but for me, it conjures up a way the emptiness there must be in so many homes, schools and workplaces and in the community, that empty space. but a space that has been filled by love, by care, by prayer, by faith and also by some hope. because in the midst of this awful disaster, there has been a huge community response. in the local church,

ten red candles for ten lives lost. people here will need support for the weeks, months and years ahead. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, creeslough. the uk has imposed sanctions on senior security and political figures in iran amid widespread protests in the country and accusations of human rights violations and repression of women and girls. the protests began last month, after by the death in police custody of mahsa amini, a young woman who'd been detained by the morality police. hundreds of schoolgirls are said to have joined the demonstrations in recent days. the bbc is not allowed to report from iran, but our correspondent anna foster on the iran/iraq border. anna... this is one of the few places where you can actually speak to iranians as they come through this border

crossing, which they are doing in small numbers. what is noticeable is how scared everybody is, about speaking out about what is happening in iran at the moment. i was at the bus station this morning, the place where people arrived by taxi before moving further into iraqi kurdistan. and they said if they spoke about what they have seen, the demonstrations, the protest, the fear they would be picked up and killed, they believe, by iranian intelligence. one person i have spoken to is the cousin of mahsa amini, he is based in iraqi kurdistan, he is a member ofan anti—iranians kurdistan, he is a member of an anti—iranians political party here and he says he and herfamily have received death threats. translation: since the first day of zhina's passing, - our family has been under immense pressure from the islamic republic officials so that we don't talk to the human rights organisations or channels outside of iran, so that they don't tell anyone from the outside world about zhina's passing. my own family are under

islamic republic torture. those protests a re those protests are continuing. we heard overnight in kurdish town, further protest, further violence and people who live in that area say the number of arrests and deaths are being underreported and the question still remains, at what point will these protests either be contained by the iranian regime or start to weaken its foundations in some kind of significant way? puma weaken its foundations in some kind of significant way?— of significant way? anna foster, thank you- _ we often hear of the damage that plastics cause to our waterways and wildlife, and fishing nets are now thought to be the hardest plastic of all to recycle. trawler nets are particularly hard to process, as they accumulate so much debris when they're pulled along the sea bed — but a new scheme now means they will be recyled in the uk for the first time. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has more. our seas are filling up with plastic. much of it are the bottles and bags

that we throw away every day. but about 10% comes from the fishing industry, and the problem with abandoned nets is that they keep catching things. on the cornish coast, that means seals. these were spotted with parts of old nets around their necks. basically, seals are very curious creatures, and they will come up and look at the lost fishing gear. it is the most exciting thing they have seen all day and they will play with it. and that entanglement is unfortunately life—threatening. so how does all that fishing gear get there? we'lljust change this and change that. some of it is lost but for years, the fishermen's dirty secret was that the easiest way of getting rid of an old net was to dump it at sea. adam is a skipper working out of brixham harbour, and he says things have changed,

with fishermen now bringing in their old nets as well as any debris and plastic they find out in the open sea. so if you imagine, everybody was dumping their nets, after 6—12 months, you can imagine what would be out there. now nobody is doing it and now we are trawling it all up. it is a massive difference, we are doing, a massive difference we are making. see if it's ok. for the last few years, a scheme has been in place which takes away the fisherman's old nets once they have been brought to shore. part of the reason why recycling fishing nets is so complicated is because they are made up of all sorts of different materials. there's metal in here. there's different sorts of plastic. and that all has to be sorted out, and that is what neil is doing here, before the plastic parts, the recyclable bits, can be sent off to be processed. this is the new processing facility in the cotswolds, which means that nets from british trawlers can, for the first time, be recycled here in the uk.

they are usable in a variety of different applications.